Jonas tomlinson



(No Model.)

J. TOMLINSON.

LAMP CHIMNEY PROTECTOR. No. 484,564. Patented Oct. 18, 1892.

WITNESSES IMVZWTOQ UNITED. STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

JONAS TOMLINSON, OF BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARDP. MONALLY, OF SAME PLACE.

LAM P-CHIMNEY PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,564, dated October18, 1892.

' Application filed June 28, 1892. Serial No. 38,332. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONAS TOMLINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brinkley, in the county of Monroe and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-ChimneyProtectors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is a lamp-chimney protector; and it consists of the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts.

The object of my invention is to producea protector to prevent bugs orother insects from dropping into the top of the chimney.

It is well known that with large lamp-chimneys-such as the Rochesterlamp and all such large lamps of that kind-the power and heat that comefrom the chimney cause bugs and other insects that may be flying acrossthe top of the chimney to fall in on the flame, which causes the chimneyto smoke and then break.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a Rochester lamp withmy protector suspended over the chimney. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe protector. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of the protector.

Myinvention consists of a cylindrical wiregauze a, cone-shaped, itslargest end being down and strengthened by a wire ring 17. Its upper endis covered by a solid piece of tin or other suitable metal 0, from thecenter of which extends a hook c for securing it to the bail d of thelamp. 0

In order to keep the protector from swinging from side to side andstriking against the chimney, I extend from the stitfening-ring 1) threeor more small adjustable wire braces (Z, and to the inner end of thesewire braces is secured an adjustable wire ring e, its ends, however, notbeing united. This ring may be made smaller at will, as indicated by thedotted lines, Fig. 3, so as to fit any-size lampchimney.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A lamp-chimney protector consisting of a cylinder of wire-gauze to,having at its bottom the strengthening wire ring 1), solid metal cap 0,hook 0', extending upwardly from the center of said cap, and bail cl,supporting said cap, substantially as shown and described.

2. A lamp-chimney protector consisting of a cylinder of wire-gauze (1,having at its bottom the strengthening wire ring 1), solid metal cap 0,hook 0, extending upwardly from the center of said cap, braces (1,having one end secured to the strengthening-ring I), adjustable ring e,working in the free ends of said braces, and bail 01, supporting theprotector, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JONAS TOMLINSON. \Vitnesses:

EDW. P. MoNALLY, Z. A. HAYNES.

